A significant majority of respondents stated that there should not be an appeal mechanism on the merits for arbitral awards in international commercial arbitration (77%) and a smaller majority (61%) disfavored the inclusion of such mechanism in investment treaty arbitration.

Almost half of respondents (46%) preferred recourse to relevant domestic courts if in need of urgent relief before the constitution of the tribunal and 29% arbitrators awarte tercîh. The most stated concern (79%) relates to the enforceability of the decision rendered. The overwhelming majority of respondents (93%) nonetheless favour the inclusion of provisions on emergency arbitrator in institutional rules.

Li gor rêbaza Xemcivîn li ser serê delîlên li hakeman ji Navneteweyî 2010 (77%) and the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest 2004 û 2014 (71%) were by far the most widely known and the most frequently used instruments by respondents, û bilind ratings bikêrhatîbûna xelat kirin, 69% û 60% herwiha. The other instruments presented to respondents (IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration (2013), UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings (1996)and the ICC In-House Guide to Effective Management of Arbitration (2014) were most often considered neutral or not effective and respondents stated being less familiar with their use in practice.

A small majority (55%) of respondents believed that the conduct of arbitrators should be regulated more (33% of arbitrators and 62% of private practitioners agreed) but no single option was favoured by a clear majority (22% showed a slight preference for instruments issued by arbitral institutions, 23% bi saya peyrewa navxwe ji aliyê saziya pîşeyî yan jî bedena bo arbitrators yên wekî Saziya Înstitûta Arbitrators û 21% through databases that provide parties with information about an arbitrator’s performance in past cases).

Just under half of respondents (46%) feel that the conduct of party representatives should be regulated more and respondents most often expressed that the best way to address the issue was through tribunals’ effective use of sanctions.